{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-49-1101.18","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 49-1101.18","heading":"Severability and construction.","body":"(a)\nThe provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.\n\n(b)\nThe provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.\n\n(c)\nNothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members.","path":["Title 49. Military.","Chapter 11. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/49-1101.18","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2bb8374509bb88e5b472c546db56451206ac2b32cacc7ebd31cd7815fee0260a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-49-1101.17","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-49-1101.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}